Showtime has made the season 2 premieres of both Dexter and Brotherhood available for free online. Go here to watch either. The password to view the episodes is “Killer Shows”.

Dexter stars Six Feet Under alum Michael C. Hall as a Miami crime scene investigator that moonlights as a serial killer. Knowing full well that he’ll never be lead a normal life, he struggles with his murderous instincts and channels them into stalking other killers on the loose. The subject matter could easily be the basis of a horrid series, but there was enough moral struggle, dark humor (what other kind?), and cliffhanging going on last season to make Dexter a staple top 10 pick of a number of television critics (and bloggers).

The under-acknowledged crime drama, Brotherhood, just might satiate those with a thirst for grime and crime in the post-Sopranos era, though it’s not for the attention span challenged. Like The Wire has executed to perfection, Brotherhood was also put together with a slow-boil formula. With one sibling living the con life, and the other brother in the public eye – making moves to climb the ladder of local politics – the Caffee’s of Rhode Island mash against one another as they work their respective hustles. Season two will introduce Janel Moloney (Donna Moss of The West Wing, a big contributor to Sorkin’s glory days) to the cast.

The season openers for both Dexter and Brotherhood air on Sunday, September 30th. Showtime sent over the first few episodes for the two series, and I’ll have some impressions up before they kick off.